Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Dubois buried his face into his hands. The heavyweight contender couldn’t believe what had just happened to him several months ago. The British native was seemingly on his way to taking his career to the next level. All that needed to be done was for him to win
11:07 PM ET WBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and WBC and lineal champion Tyson Fury on Sunday will be presented with final offers regarding the date and venue for their upcoming fight, promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. Hearn said there are “several” offers from locations around the globe that hope to host the
Joe Smith Jr MD-12 Maxim Vlasov Joe Smith Jr. (27-3, 21 KOs) became the new WBO light heavyweight champion tonight, in what appeared to be a controversial majority decision over Maxim Vlasov (45-4, 26 KOs) over 12 rounds of action. Official judges turned in scores of 114-114, 115-112, and 115-112 in favor of Smith. I
Junior middleweight contender Carlos “Chema” Ocampo showed that he’s very serious about his desire to land a world championship. Ocampo (29-1, 19 KO’s) attacked the body of his rival in a savage way. With both hands, with power punch combinations on both sides. Ivan Matute’s liver, ribs, abdomen and the pit of his stomach took
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode For months now, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield whipped his 58-year-old body into fighting shape. The 2017 Hall of Fame inductee pursued a third showdown with long-time rival Mike Tyson. While both sides were hopeful that a deal could be reached, neither could come to an agreement from a
7:30 PM ET Another boxing legend is stepping back into the ring. Evander Holyfield will fight Kevin McBride in an exhibition on June 5, Triller Fight Club’s Peter Kahn confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Kriegel on Sunday. Holyfield’s return will be on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez’s unified lightweight title defense against George Kambosos in Miami
DAZN, 1:00 pm ET, Andrade vs Williams press conference. DAZN, 1:00 pm ET, Andrade vs Williams weigh-in. DAZN, 1:30 pm ET, Fabio Turchi vs Dylan Bregeon. Matchroom Italy are BACK! Turchi-Bregeon is for a secondary regional cruiserweight title. Francesco Patera is also in action. It’s a pretty typical Italy show. ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Danny
Top welterweight contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis improves to 27-0 (25 KOs) following his dominating performance over battled-tested Sergey Lipinets which ended with a sixth-round knockout on April 10, 2021, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Fight Night Recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041021 #EnnisLipinets #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS:
Frank Warren looked back at one of his greatest moments in boxing, When Joe Calzaghe beat Jeff Lacy, on Fight Night Live, ahead of the release of a BT Sport Films documentary on his life. Make It or Die Trying: The Frank Warren Story details some of the best moments of the Hall of Fame
Savannah Marshall called out Claressa Shields for a huge showdown after she produced yet another dominant display by stopping Maria Lindberg in round three to retain her WBO middleweight title. The two women were competing on the undercard of Conor Benn’s clash with Samuel Vargas at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday, live
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although the record of Jaron Ennis, consisting of 27 wins and 25 knockouts, was impressive, most viewed his resume as shallow. Never before had the Philadelphia product faced anyone in the top 15 of the welterweight rankings and questions surrounding his ability to keep up with the best began
12:09 AM ET Joe Smith Jr. appeared to be fading down the stretch, the possibility of being a world champion seemingly slipping away Saturday night at the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was getting all he could handle from Maxim Vlasov and was being pushed back with his left eye closing, a cut on
The Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges weigh-in for their WBA bantamweight title clash, promoted by Eddie Hearn and live on Sky Sports this Saturday. Bridges blasts Courtenay: https://youtu.be/jTUaHJedEbA Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the Knockout
Jaron Ennis passed another test tonight in a Showtime main event, knocking out Sergey Lipinets in the sixth round to take another step toward a possible welterweight title fight. Ennis (27-0, 25 KO) didn’t really have much more trouble with Lipinets (16-2-1, 12 KO) than he’s had with anyone else, though he did get hit
Juan Manuel Marquez revealed the details of his fight against fellow former four division world champion Miguel Cotto. The boxers will come out of retirement to collide in an exhibition fight on June 12, on pay-per-view, with the venue yet to be finalized. According to Marquez, the fight will consist of eight two-minute rounds, 14-ounce
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Sean Crose Jaron Ennis had wanted an opponent of note for a while. On Saturday night, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, the undefeated rising welterweight took on former titlist Sergey Lipinets in a scheduled 12 round affair. Ennis, who had won 24 of his 26 fights by knockout (he
12:40 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Joe Smith Jr.’s best
Sonny Conto KO-1 Waldo Cortes (1:41) Tonight on ESPN+ and ESPN — as well as BoxNation in the UK — Joe Smith Jr and Maxim Vlasov headline Top Rank’s first non-bubble card in over a year, fighting for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title in Tulsa. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round call at